Study of microclimate parameters in the bus driver’s cabin in the warm season

Abstract

Work describes an approach to complex thermal analysis of buses salons starting from engine heat radiation and with its further distribution along the internal bus volume. Provided workflow chain in the article could be used as the base for any bus type climate and thermal investigation with the next optimization events. Heat analysis with materials thermal conductivity parameters was proceeded using Ansys Fluent and Ansys Steady State Thermal addons. Based on the obtained results, it is possible to draw conclusions about the impact of different parameters (temperature, heat radiation, humidity, etc) on the buses salons microclimate. Presented work could be much actual in practical plane like methodology used for efficient bus bodies development by engineers who could apply suggested materials for calculating the distribution of heat from the engine in the passenger compartment of the bus and studying the microclimate in different operating conditions. That could be especially valuable at the stage of the new bus models design and modelling.